OK don’t laugh.
I’m looking at a map and it has the parade route on it. It has never occurred to me to watch the parade anywhere other than main street Can I really watch anywhere along the route that’s marked? And if so, is there a downside to not being on Main st.?
You can watch the parade from anywhere on the route!
Many Liners prefer watching the parades from Frontierland - the planters in from of Pecos Bills are a popular Liner spot. Here is @Armadillo_Alert’s map showing a couple of good locations Dropbox - MK Parade.pdf - Simplify your life